BILL NO. 51

(as introduced)

1st Session, 62nd General Assembly
Nova Scotia
63 Elizabeth II, 2014



Government Bill



Municipal Government Act
(amended)



The Honourable Mark Furey
Minister of Municipal Affairs



First Reading: April 14, 2014

(Explanatory Notes)

Second Reading: April 22, 2014

Third Reading: April 29, 2014 (WITH COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS) (LINK TO BILL AS PASSED)

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Explanatory Notes

Clause 1 adds a definition of "village commission" to the Municipal Government Act.

Clauses 2 to 4 make consistent language referring to a village, a village commission or a village clerk.

Clause 5 corrects a reference to the former Village Service Act.

Clauses 6 and 7 make consistent language referring to a village, the chair of a village commission or a village clerk.

Clauses 8 and 9 make the rules respecting private meetings of village commissions and their committees the same as for municipal councils and their committees.

Clauses 10 to 21

(a) make consistent language referring to a village commission, the chair of a village commission or a village clerk; and

(b) change to "village" incorrect references to "village commissioners".

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An Act to Amend Chapter 18
of the Acts of 1998,
the Municipal Government Act

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 Section 3 of Chapter 18 of the Acts of 1998, the Municipal Government Act, as amended by Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2000, Chapters 6 and 35 of the Acts of 2001, Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2003, Chapter 40 of the Acts of 2006, Chapter 36 of the Acts of 2008, Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2010, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2011 and Chapter 63 of the Acts of 2012, is further amended by adding immediately after clause (cf) the following clause:

2 Subsection 90(1) of Chapter 18 is amended by adding "village or service" immediately before "commission" in the third line.

3 Subsection 200(3) of Chapter 18 is amended by adding "commission" immediately after "village" in the last line.

4 Subsection 206(6) of Chapter 18 is amended by adding "village" immediately before "clerk" in the third line.

5 Section 404 of Chapter 18 is amended by striking out "Services" in the third line and substituting "Service".

6 Section 405 of Chapter 18 is amended by adding "commission" immediately after "village" in the last line.

7 (1) Subsection 406(2) of Chapter 18 is amended by striking out "clerk of the village" in the first and second lines and substituting "village clerk".

(2) Subsection 406(3) of Chapter 18 is amended by

(a) adding "of the Village Commission" immediately after "chair" in the third line; and

(b) adding "village" immediately before "clerk" in the third line.

8 Subsection 408(4) of Chapter 18 is repealed.

9 Chapter 18 of the Acts of 1998 is further amended by adding immediately after Section 408 the following Sections:

10 (1) Subsection 417(1) of Chapter 18 is amended by adding "village" immediately before "clerk" in the first line.

(2) Subsection 417(2) of Chapter 18 is amended by adding "village" immediately before "clerk" in the second line.

11 Subsection 418(1) of Chapter 18 is amended by adding "commission" immediately after "village" in the last two lines.

12 Section 422 of Chapter 18 is amended by striking out "commission" in the first line.

13 Subsection 423(1) of Chapter 18 is amended by striking out "commission" in the first line.

14 Clause 426(f) of Chapter 18 is amended by adding "village" immediately after "commissioners" in the last line.

15 (1) Subsection 427(1) of Chapter 18 is amended by adding "village" immediately before "commission" in the first line.

(2) Subsection 427(3) of Chapter 18 is amended by adding "village" immediately before "commission" in the first line.

16 Clause 428(3)(b) of Chapter 18 is amended by adding "village" immediately before "clerk" in the sixth line.

17 Subsection 433(3) of Chapter 18 is amended by adding "village" immediately before "clerk" in the second line.

18 Subsection 441(6) of Chapter 18 is amended by striking out "chairman" in the last line and substituting "chair of the village commission".

19 Section 443 of Chapter 18 is amended by striking out "commission" in the first line.

20 Section 446 of Chapter 18 is amended by striking out "commission" in the second line.

21 Section 510 of Chapter 18 is amended by adding "or village clerk, respectively," immediately after "clerk" in the second line.

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